# Can I rejoin a LiveKit room after refreshing the browser with the same token?

**URL:** <https://community.livekit.io/t/can-i-rejoin-a-livekit-room-after-refreshing-the-browser-with-the-same-token/140>\
**Category:** Client SDKs\
**Tags:** react-components\
**Created:** [January 21, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.livekit.io/t/can-i-rejoin-a-livekit-room-after-refreshing-the-browser-with-the-same-token/140 "2026-01-21T13:33:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.livekit.io/t/can-i-rejoin-a-livekit-room-after-refreshing-the-browser-with-the-same-token/140/1 "2026-01-21T13:33:41Z")

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_This question originally came up in our Slack community and the thread has been consolidated here for long-term reference._

Can I rejoin the same LiveKit room after refreshing the browser using the same token?

The agent is self-hosted and I’m using the React SDK.

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**Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.livekit.io/t/can-i-rejoin-a-livekit-room-after-refreshing-the-browser-with-the-same-token/140/2 "2026-01-21T13:33:43Z")

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Yes, provided the token has not expired.

**Important:** Ensure that you use the same participant identity to avoid duplicate participants. See the documentation:

> **[Participant management | LiveKit Documentation](https://docs.livekit.io/intro/basics/rooms-participants-tracks/participants/)**
>
> List, remove, and mute from your backend server.